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National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre
Protesters at the Royal Courts of Justice ahead of a hearing in February 2022 about the UK Holocaust Memorial
April 26, 2024, 9:08 am
MPs issue warning on Holocaust memorial project’s rising costs and security
Surprise at lack of consultation on choice of Westminster site where round-the-clock protection is likely to be required – at an unknown price, says select committee
By Beatrice Sayers
Daniel Libeskind, the son of Holocaust survivors, and a view of the proposed memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster. Picture: Alamy
February 28, 2024, 6:31 pm
Architect Daniel Libeskind suggests a rethink of UK Holocaust memorial site
EXCLUSIVE: Designer of the Jewish Museum Berlin says proposal to build in Westminster has ‘so many obstacles’ and that real agreement is needed on where it should go
By Beatrice Sayers
The proposed memorial and an aerial view of Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster
January 24, 2024, 8:34 pm
VOICE OF THE JEWISH NEWS: Holocaust memorial is 10 years on the drawing board
MPs must heed the valid concerns of architects, a terrorism expert, the group Save Victoria Tower Gardens and four Shoah survivors, the eldest of them 98-year-old Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who have voiced their objections to current proposals for a memorial and learning centre
By Voice of the Jewish News
Nickie Aiken MP and Sir Peter Bottomley give evidence on Wednesday
January 19, 2024, 10:38 am
Holocaust Memorial Bill: objector compares strategy to Post Office stance on Horizon
Commons select committee hears evidence from opponents of government-backed legislation to clear restriction on building on Victoria Tower Gardens
By Beatrice Sayers
Cellist Raphael Wallfisch performs during during a moment of remembrance for the victims of National Socialism at the German Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, 31 January 2018. Photo: Maurizio Gambarini/dpa
February 17, 2021, 1:32 pm
Survivor’s son performs concert to stop Westminster Holocaust memorial
Cellist son of Auschwitz survivor performed to raise money for the campaign group aiming to stop memorial being erected beside Parliament.
By Adam Decker
Communities secretary James Brokenshire speaking to a tenant of Jewish Care facility Wohl Court
April 3, 2019, 1:54 pm
Communities secretary ‘confident’ Holocaust Memorial plans will get green light
James Brokenshire spoke after a visit to Jewish Care’s Wohl Court, with local MP Matthew Offord and Lord Levy present
By Mathilde Frot
Victoria Tower Gardens in Westminster, London. Photo credit: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire
February 26, 2019, 3:06 pm
UNESCO adviser opposes Victoria Tower Gardens memorial over ‘visual impact’
With just weeks before an expected decision by Westminster Council in early April, the memorial’s backers were hit by a barrage of criticism.
By Jewish News Reporter
Victoria Tower Gardens in Westminster, London. Photo credit: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire
February 20, 2019, 2:44 pm
More than 150 MPs sign letter backing Westminster Holocaust memorial
Politicians from across the spectrum undersign plea to Westminster City Council's Planning Committee to back the application
By Jewish News Reporter
One of the proposed memorials for the Holocaust memorial, by US firm Allied Works
October 10, 2017, 3:57 pm
Opinion: Holocaust memorial will remind us of the dangers of rhetoric
Columnist Alex Brummer reflects on the significance of the Shoah learning centre next to Parliament
By Alex Brummer
Four of the shortlisted designs
August 1, 2017, 5:46 pm
National Holocaust memorial designs go on display at V&A Museum
Survivors warn about the dangers of modern prejudice as blueprints for a National Holocaust Memorial go on display at the Victoria and Albert
By Jenni Frazer
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